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LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
and words
Words formed from the letters "is" include:
- "is", the third form of the verb "to beTo Be"To Be" is the eighth single by Ayumi Hamasaki, released on May 12, 1999.- Information :"To Be" was released less than a month after her first number one single, "Love ." Hamasaki's first song to be composed by Do as Infinity composer DAI, "To Be" was unable to reach the top position on the Oricon,...
" at present tense, in the English language. For copulative usage see Copula (linguistics) - "is" (from Greek isos), a prefixPrefixA prefix is an affix which is placed before the root of a word. Particularly in the study of languages,a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the words to which it is affixed.Examples of prefixes:...
meaning equal, homogeneous, or uniform - "is" (plural "ises") is a fact, empirical state, with space and time finite limits, in is-ought philosophy
- "is", the Anglo-Saxon form of the rune IsazIsaz*Isaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the i-rune , meaning "ice". In the Younger Futhark it is called Iss in Icelandic and isa in Old Norse. As rune of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, it is called is....
- I formationI formationThe I formation is one of the most common offensive formations in American football. The I formation draws its name from the vertical alignment of quarterback, fullback, and running back, particularly when contrasted with the same players' alignments in the T formation.The formation begins with...
in American football - One or capital "i" in Roman numerals
- Selves known by the pronoun "I"
- Incompletes, scores used in academic grading in North AmericaAcademic grading in North AmericaAcademic grading in North America varies from country to country and even within countries.-United States:The most commonly used index in the U.S. educational system uses five letter grades. Historically, the grades were A, B, C, D, and F—A being the highest and F, denoting failure, the lowest...
- Particular affirmative premises in syllogistics, the third premise form coded by a vowel
- I's or i's is the plural form of iII is the ninth letter and a vowel in the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:In Semitic, the letter may have originated in a hieroglyph for an arm that represented a voiced pharyngeal fricative in Egyptian, but was reassigned to by Semites, because their word for "arm" began with that sound...
-number in Math, whereas:
is the imaginary unitImaginary unitIn mathematics, the imaginary unit allows the real number system ℝ to be extended to the complex number system ℂ, which in turn provides at least one root for every polynomial . The imaginary unit is denoted by , , or the Greek...
in a complex number representation. Property:
is a unit vector along the OX-axis in the Cartesian coordinate systemCartesian coordinate systemA Cartesian coordinate system specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances from the point to two fixed perpendicular directed lines, measured in the same unit of length...
. The angle to the second unit vector on OY axis is
. Property 
Geographical locations
- Is or HitHītHīt is an Iraqi city in Al-Anbar province. Hīt lies northwest of Ramadi, the provincial capital.On the Euphrates River, Hīt is a small walled town built on two mounds on the site of the ancient city of Is; bitumen wells in the vicinity have been utilized for at least 3,000 years and were used in...
, an Iraqi town on the EuphratesEuphratesThe Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia...
River - Is or YsYsYs , also spelled Is or Kêr-Is in Breton, and Ker-Ys in French , is a mythical city that was built on the coast of Brittany and later swallowed by the ocean...
(also Ker-Ys or Ville d'Issy), a mythical city in the 5th-century Britain in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Arts and entertainment
- Is (album)Is (album)Is is a 1969 Solid State Records studio album by Chick Corea. In 2002, Blue Note Records re-released all tracks from this album, together with all tracks from 1969's Sundance and alternate takes from both albums as The Complete "Is" Sessions....
, a 1969 studio album by jazz pianist Chick Corea - I"s, a Japanese cartoon or animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
by Masakazu Katsura with main characters Ichitaka and Iori
Abbreviations
As a two-letter abbreviation, "I.S.", "I.s.", or "i.s." may refer to:- IS - Iaşi CountyIasi CountyIași is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași.-Demographics:As of 1 July 2007, Iași County had a population of 825,100, making it the second most populous county in Romania after Bucharest, with a population density of 150/km².*Romanians - 98.1%*Roma -...
(RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
)n AUTO registration indicative - ISInternational System of UnitsThe International System of Units is the modern form of the metric system and is generally a system of units of measurement devised around seven base units and the convenience of the number ten. The older metric system included several groups of units...
, sometimes SI or I.S.U, an abbreviation for Standard Unit in the International System of Units of measurement. - ".is.is.is is the Internet country code top-level domain for Iceland. The very first .is domain, hi.is, the domain of University of Iceland, was registered on December 11. 1986. .Is registration is open to all without any special restriction. The country code is derived from the first two letters of...
", Iceland's top-level Internet domain (TLDTLDTLD is a three-letter initialism that may stand for:* Top-level domain, the last part of an Internet domain name* Tag Library Descriptor, an XML document that maps JSP tags to their handlers or associated files...
) - ISIS (manga), is an ongoing drama manga series by Chiyo Rokuhana, first published in Japan in 2003. The IS of the title stands for intersexual and the story follows the pain and troubles such people go through in their lives, such as gaining acceptance for who they are and their inability to reproduce.IS won...
, a manga anime about intersexuals by Chiyo Rokuhana - IS tank, a Soviet heavy tank in World War II
- Locomotive ISLocomotive ISThe russian steam locomotive class IS was a Soviet passenger steam locomotive type. The contract design was prepared in 1929 at the Kolomna factory. The IS were manufactured between 1932 and 1942.-Overview:The steam locomotive was a 2-8-4...
, a Soviet passenger steam locomotive - The Book of IsaiahBook of IsaiahThe Book of Isaiah is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, preceding the books of Ezekiel, Jeremiah and the Book of the Twelve...
, a book of the Bible - Ilta-SanomatIlta-SanomatIlta-Sanomat is one of Finland's two prominent tabloid size evening dailys and the second largest newspaper in the country...
, a newspaper in Finland - Image stabilizationImage stabilizationImage stabilization is a family of techniques used to reduce blurring associated with the motion of a camera during exposure. Specifically, it compensates for pan and tilt of a camera or other imaging device. It is used in image-stabilized binoculars, still and video cameras, and astronomical...
, a family of techniques to reduce blur caused by lens shakes - Immune systemImmune systemAn immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and killing pathogens and tumor cells. It detects a wide variety of agents, from viruses to parasitic worms, and needs to distinguish them from the organism's own...
, organic mechanisms that protect against disease - Independence Square (disambiguation), any of several public squares around the world
- Independent SoldiersIndependent SoldiersThe Independent Soldiers, otherwise known as the IS, is one of the most well known gangs in British Columbia. The I.S consists of many nationalities with higher positions generally filled with Indo-Canadians of Punjabi descent....
, a Canadian gang - IS (Infinite Stratos)IS (Infinite Stratos)is a Japanese light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru with illustrations provided by Okiura. As of April 2011, 7 volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Kenji Akahoshi started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on May...
, a Japanese light novel series - Information scienceInformation science-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
, the study of data collection, manipulation, and dissemination - Information systemsInformation systemsInformation Systems is an academic/professional discipline bridging the business field and the well-defined computer science field that is evolving toward a new scientific area of study...
, organizations of data-processing persons, records, and activities - Insertion sequenceInsertion sequenceAn insertion sequence is a short DNA sequence that acts as a simple transposable element...
, a short DNA transposable element - Intelligent SystemsIntelligent Systemsis a Japanese first-party video game developer and internal team of Nintendo Co., Ltd. It has its headquarters in the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture....
, a first-party videogame developer and internal team of Nintendo - IntelliStarIntelliStarIntelliStar is the fifth generation successor to the WeatherStar systems used by the American cable TV and satellite TV channel The Weather Channel , for inserting local forecasts and current weather information into TWC's programming...
, a computer system used to display local forecasts on The Weather Channel - Intermediate school, education between primary and secondary
- Internal securityInternal securityInternal security, or IS, is the act of keeping peace within the borders of a sovereign state or other self-governing territories. generally by upholding the national law and defending against internal security threats...
, the work of keeping domestic peace by a national force - internal SectionIS - internal sectionis a video game developed by Positron and published by Square and released in 1999. In the same vein of gameplay as Tempest 2000, iS: internal section is a tube shooter, a type of shoot 'em up where the player controls a ship "looking down" a long tunnel or tube, and the player can move around...
, a video game developed by Square - International SignInternational SignInternational Sign is an international auxiliary language sometimes used at international meetings such as the World Federation of the Deaf congress, events such as the Deaflympics, and informally when travelling and socialising...
, considered a pidgin sign language - International Socialists (disambiguation), any of several Trotskyist political organizations
- Internet slangInternet slangInternet slang is a type of slang that Internet users have popularized, and in many cases, have coined. Such terms often originate with the purpose of saving keystrokes. Many people use the same abbreviations in texting and instant messaging, and social networking websites...
, slang terms used on the Internet and in text and instant messages - Intersexual, an organism with sex characteristics neither exclusively male nor female
- Interstate (disambiguation), between states, in any of several meanings
- Intrinsic safetyIntrinsic safetyIntrinsic safety is a protection technique for safe operation of electronic equipment in explosive atmospheres and under irregular operating conditions. The concept was developed for safe operation of process control instrumentation in hazardous areas, particularly North Sea gas platforms...
, a protection technique for electronic equipment in explosive atmospheres - Inverness TMDInverness TMDInverness TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Inverness, Scotland. The depot, visible from Inverness Station, is operated by First ScotRail...
, a railway station with depot code IS - IsaiahIsaiahIsaiah ; Greek: ', Ēsaïās ; "Yahu is salvation") was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah.Jews and Christians consider the Book of Isaiah a part of their Biblical canon; he is the first listed of the neviim akharonim, the later prophets. Many of the New Testament teachings of Jesus...
, a prophet of the Bible, and namesake - ÍslandIslandAn island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
or Iceland (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2), a North Atlantic nation - IslandIslandAn island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
, or isle, an isolated piece of land surrounded by water - Íslenska or Icelandic (ISO 639-1 alpha-2), the language of Iceland
- IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
(NATO country code), a Middle Eastern nation - Intelligent Sport, the Lexus ISLexus ISThe Lexus IS is a series of entry-level luxury cars / compact executive cars sold by Lexus since 1998. The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model slotted below the ES in the Lexus lineup...
compact-sized sedan made by Toyota - International Standard, a mounting standard for the calipers and rotors of disc-type bicycle brake systems
- Interservice, between or among different branches of one nation's armed forcesArmed forcesThe armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external aggressors. In some countries paramilitary...
- Investment/Saving equilibrium, a curve in the Keynesian IS/LM economic model
- Iosif Stalin or Joseph StalinJoseph StalinJoseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
, General Secretary of the Soviet Union, and namesakes - Island Airlines (IATA reservation code), an American aviation firm merged into Air BCAir BCAir BC was an airline headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It is now part of Air Canada Jazz.- History :Air BC was established in 1980 after the merger of a number of west coast domestic airlines: Canadian Air Transit, Flight Operation, Gulf Air Aviation, Haida Airlines, Island...
- Istrebitel SputnikIstrebitel SputnikIstrebitel Sputnik , or IS , was a Soviet anti-satellite weapons programme which led to the deployment of the IS-A or I2P system during the 1970s and 1980s...
or "Fighter Satellite", a Soviet anti-satellite weapon - InstallShieldInstallShieldInstallShield is a software tool for creating installers or software packages. InstallShield is primarily used for installing software for Microsoft Windows desktop and server platforms, but it can also be used to manage software applications and packages on a variety of handheld and mobile devices...
, a software tool for creating installers or software packagesSoftware package (installation)In package management systems, which are commonly used with Linux-based operating systems, a package is a specific piece of software which the system can install and uninstall.... - Province of IserniaProvince of IserniaThe Province of Isernia is a province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Isernia....
in ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...